I am new to Kubernetes and I would like to try different CNI.
In my current Cluster, I am using Flannel
Now, I would like to use Calico but I cannot find a proper guide to clean up Flannel and install Calico.
Could you please point out the correct procedure?
Thanks
Calico provides a migration tool that performs a rolling update of the nodes in the cluster. At the end, you will have a fully-functional Calico cluster using VXLAN networking between pods.
From the documentation we have:
Procedure
1 - First, install Calico.
kubectl apply -f https://docs.projectcalico.org/v3.10/manifests/flannel-migration/calico.yamlThen, install the migration controller to initiate the migration.
kubectl apply -f https://docs.projectcalico.org/v3.10/manifests/flannel-migration/migration-job.yamlOnce applied, you will see nodes begin to update one at a time.
2 - To monitor the migration, run the following command.
kubectl get jobs -n kube-system flannel-migrationThe migration controller may be rescheduled several times during the migration when the node hosting it is upgraded. The installation is complete when the output of the above command shows 1/1 completions. For example:
NAME COMPLETIONS DURATION AGE
flannel-migration 1/1 2m59s 5m9s3 - After completion, delete the migration controller with the following command.
kubectl delete -f https://docs.projectcalico.org/v3.10/manifests/flannel-migration/migration-job.yamlTo know more about it: Migrating a cluster from flannel to Calico
This article describes how migrate an existing Kubernetes cluster with flannel networking to use Calico networking.